Laura Hall

State holidays, observance of all federal holidays provided for

Coalition Against Domestic Violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required

Alabama Coat of Arms; revised

Establishes the Single Parent Support Income Tax Credit

Restoration of Voting Rights; notification to convicted individuals seeking restoration; Pardons and Paroles Board required to notify individuals and Secretary of State when voting rights restored

Madison County, compensation of the sheriff further provided for

Dr. Shannen Dee Williams, commended

General Federation of Women’s Clubs Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC Alabama), commended

Affirming that the American Dream belongs to all of us

Dr. Leslie N. Pollard, commended

General Federation of Women's Clubs Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC Alabama), commended

Dr. Pollard, honored

Dr. Pollard, honored

Shannen Dee Williams, commended

Harriet Clark, honored

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion principles, promoted

Honoring Ms. Beulah Ballard Toney

Delta Days at the Capitol, recognized

Walter Peavy, commended

Leslie Pollard, commended

Ola Mae Lampley, death mourned

Dr. Stanley Torain, death mourned

Coalition Against Domestic Violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required.

FY25 State Employees' COLA

Alabama Coat of Arms; revised

State holidays, observance of all federal holidays provided for

Alabama Delta Days, celebrated

APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Awareness Day; last Tuesday of each April, recognized

Captain Marion Bullock, commended

Malcolm Thomas, commended

Pastor Walter Peavy, commended

Alabama Delta Days, celebrated

National Black HIV and AIDS Awareness Day, recognized

Spellman College Glee Club, Celebrating

Mrs. Georgia Mae Lanier, death mourned

To make an appropriation of $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, to require an operations plan and an audited financial statement prior to the release of any funds, and to require quarterly and end of the year performance reports.

Relating to the Alabama Women's Tribute Statue Commission; to add Section 41-9-338.4, Code of Alabama 1975, to exempt the commission from the public works competitive bid laws.

Relating to voting rights; to amend Sections 15-22-36.1, 17-3-31, and 17-4-3, Code of Alabama 1975; to eliminate the application requirement and the Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote; to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to determine whether an individual may have his or her right to vote restored if the individual has lost his or her right to vote by reason of conviction in a state or federal court and has been pardoned or released from incarceration or period of probation or parole; to allow an indigent individual to have his or her right to vote restored if he or she has paid all fines and restitution and is in compliance with an approved payment plan for the payment of court costs and fees or an approved community service plan to offset the payment of court costs and fees; to remove impeachment from the list of offenses that prohibit an individual from having his or her right to vote restored to make consistent with existing law; and to add Section 17-3-31.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to require notification to the individual that his or her right to vote has been restored.

Relating to state holidays; to amend Section 1-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975; to specify that the State of Alabama shall observe as holidays days designated as a holiday by the federal government; and to delete duplicative language and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

URGING THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER AND TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SCREENING AND TREATMENT.

DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11 AS PUBLIC SAFETY WEEK.

ACKNOWLEDING AND CONGRATULATING OVETTA HOBSON FOR HER SUCCESS AS THE 25TH PRESIDENT OF THE HUNTSVILLE ALUMNAE CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED, 2019-2021 AND 2021-2023.

ACKNOWLEDING AND CONGRATULATING OVETTA HOBSON FOR HER SUCCESS AS THE 25TH PRESIDENT OF THE HUNTSVILLE ALUMNAE CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED, 2019-2021 AND 2021-2023.

CELEBRATING THE 18TH ANNUAL HONDA BATTLE OF THE BANDS INVITATIONAL SHOWCASE.

CELEBRATING MRS. LAURA HUBBARD-THOMAS ON THE OCCASION OF HER 100TH BIRTHDAY.

CELEBRATING MRS. BETTY HUBBARD-STANFORD ON THE OCCASION OF HER 90TH BIRTHDAY CELABRATION.

COMMENDING SHAWNA THOMAS FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS.

HONORING THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY.

COMMENDING SHAWNA THOMAS FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS.

HONORING THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY.

Coalition Against Domestic Violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required

Absentee voting, inmate identification card valid form of ID to vote absentee, Sec. 17-9-30 am'd.

Absentee voting, authorize without providing excuse, Secs. 17-11-3, 17-11-7 am'd.

Governor's Office of Minority Affairs, name changed to Alabama Office of Minority Affairs, established as a separate state agency, authorized to draft policy recommendations, merit and non-merit staff provided for, technical corrections re name change made to Historic Tax Credit Evaluating Committee, Secs. 36-13-50, 36-13-51, 36-13-53, 40-9F-38 am'd.

Medicaid, extend postpartum coverage for eligible pregnant women to one year after birth

Taxation, tax exemptions, Rosetta James Foundation exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes, licenses, and fees, Sec. 40-9-12 am'd.

Voting rights restoration, application requirement eliminated, Board of Pardons and Paroles to determine eligibility to receive Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote, indigent individual's voting rights to be restored if individual is in compliance with approved payment plan for payment of fines, court costs and fees, Secs. 15-22-36.1, 17-3-31, 17-4-3 am'd.

Voting rights restoration, application requirement eliminated, Board of Pardons and Paroles to determine eligibility to receive Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote, indigent individual's voting rights to be restored if individual is in compliance with approved payment plan for payment of fines, court costs and fees, Secs. 15-22-36.1, 17-3-31 am'd.

Alzheimer's Disease Task Force, reauthorized

Pickard, William F., commended

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Men's soccer team, commended

Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs, commended

Thomas, Irene M., death mourned

Thomas, Irene M., 100th birthday, commended

Dawkins-Haigler, Dorothea, commended

Epsilon Gamma Omega Chapter, recognized

American Heart Month, recognized

B-Uniq Sophisticated Ladies Red Hat Chapter, commended

Pickard, William F., commended

Coalition Against Domestic Violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required

Drugs, prohibit unlawful sale of drug paraphernalia and controlled substances on or within a certain distance from churches or schools, Secs. 13A-12-250, 13A-12-260 am'd.

Wrongful Incarceration, compensation, provided further, Secs. 29-2-156, 29-2-159 am'd.

Elder abuse, require redaction of contract information from court documents released to the public, to clarify that an elderly person of sound mind or body may hire legal counsel for representation, Sec. 38-9F-6 am'd.

Prisoners, adopting federal procedures for use of restraints on pregnant women

Voting rights restoration, process of applying for Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote, eliminate requirement to pay fines and fees to regain right to vote, expand persons eligible for restoration of voting rights, Sec. 15-22-36.1, 17-3-31 am'd.

Absentee voting, inmate identification card valid form of ID to vote absentee, Sec. 17-9-30 am'd.

Education, public K-12 schools, sex education, revising the focus of content, course materials and instructions provided, Sec. 16-40A-2 am'd.

Absentee voting, authorize without providing excuse, Secs. 17-11-3, 17-11-7 am'd.

Absentee voting, to allow the absentee election manager to appoint additional assistants, to further provide for absentee ballots applications, to authorize absentee voting without an excuse, to provide further for the process of counting absentee ballots, to eliminate the requirement that an absentee ballot be postmarked as of date prior to election day, Secs. 17-11-2, 17-11-3, 17-11-7, 17-11-10, 17-11-14, 17-11-18 am'd.

Military Affairs and civil defense, prohibit National Guard members from using Confederate medals on uniforms, remove certain groups from list allowed to use armory, technical revisions to code, Secs. 31-2-77, 31-4-14 am'd.

State property, remove language relating to management of First White House of the Confederacy, technical revisions made, Secs. 41-12-1, 41-12-3 am'd.

Monuments, clarify that Dir. of Division of Parks may contribute to erection of monuments by any group, Sec. 9-2-105 am'd.

State coat of arms, altered, Secs. 1-2-1, 1-2-2 am'd.

Medicaid, extend postpartum coverage for eligible pregnant women to one year after birth

State boards, Alabama Historical Records Advisory Board, membership revised, Board of Advisors to Alabama Historical Commission, list of entities authorized to name members to the board revised, Secs. 41-6-103, 41-9-246 am'd.

Medicaid, extend postpartum coverage for eligible pregnant women to one year after birth

Voting rights restoration, process of applying for Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote, eliminate requirement to pay fines and fees to regain right to vote, expand persons eligible for restoration of voting rights, Sec. 15-22-36.1, 17-3-31 am'd.

Absentee voting, authorize without providing excuse, Secs. 17-11-3, 17-11-7 am'd.

Absentee voting, inmate identification card valid form of ID to vote absentee, Sec. 17-9-30 am'd.

Hinton, Anthony Ray, recognizing injustice suffered

Midgett, Vanessa K., commended

Alabama A and M University football team, commended

Alabama A and M University Men's Tennis Team, commended

Milan, Jesse, commended

Tax credits, promote tax credit for nurses caring for COVID-19 patients during 2020 or 2021 or both years

Alabama A and M University football team, commended

Alabama A and M University Men's Tennis Team, commended

Jackson, Horace G., commended

Whitaker, Samuel Leroy, commended

Milan, Jesse, commended

Coalition Against Domestic Violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required

Missing and endangered persons, to expand existing law to include missing and endangered persons suffering from a mental or physical disability who are at risk of bodily harm or death. Secs. 26-19A-1 to 26-19A-5, inclusive, am'd.

Marriage, minimum age of contracting marriage increased from the age of 16 to age 17, Sec. 30-1-4 am'd.

Law enforcement agencies, sex offenses, to preserve and retain all evidence of commission of the offense until case has been resolved

Absentee voting, inmate identification card valid form of ID to vote absentee, Sec. 17-9-30 am'd.

Public contracts, preference to certain bidders

Wine manufacturers, clarifying that no separate retail license is needed for sales at a winery or tasting room, Sec. 28-7-18 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, crime of female genital mutilation established, criminal penalties provided

Privacy, prohibit state agency from selling personal information of Alabama residents

Motor vehicles, responding to law enforcement stops, requiring that manuel and State Dept. of Educ. include information on how to respond to law enforcement stops

Drugs, prohibit unlawful sale of drug paraphernalia and controlled substances near church, prohibit sales of drug paraphernalia near school, Secs. 13A-12-250, 13A-12-260 am'd.

Prisoners, adopting federal procedures for use of restraints on pregnant women

Education, public K-12 schools, sex education, revising the focus of content, course materials and instructions provided, Sec. 16-40A-2 am'd.

Voting rights restoration, process of applying for Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote, eliminate requirement to pay fines and fees to regain right to vote, expand persons eligible for restoration of voting rights, Sec. 15-22-36.1, 17-3-31 am'd.

Absentee voting, authorize without providing excuse, Secs. 17-11-3, 17-11-7 am'd.

Madison Co., small farm wineries, authorize to self-distribute

Wrongful Incarceration, compensation, provided further, Secs. 29-2-156, 29-2-159 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, human trafficking, further provided to include consenting to the marriage of a minor to subject the minor to labor servitude or sexual servitude, Sec. 13A-6-153 am'd.

Medicaid, extend postpartum coverage for eligible pregnant women to one year after birth

Maternal Health Awareness Day, May 10, 2020, designated

Maternal Health Awareness Day, May 10, 2020, designated

Hinton, Anthony Ray, recognizing injustice suffered

Hinton, Anthony Ray, recognizing injustice suffered

Go Red for Women Day, recognized

Commemoration of the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" and the Selma-To-Montgomery March, recognized

West, James E., commended

Lawrence, Victor B., commended

International Women of Courage, 2020 recipients, commended

Hinton, Anthony Ray, recognizing injustice suffered

Landscape Architects, Alabama Board of Examiners of, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2023.

Dental Examiners, Board of, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2021.

Coalition Against Domestic Violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required

Law enforcement agencies, sex offenses, to preserve and retain all evidence of commission of the offense until case has been resolved

Historical Commission, monuments for Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, established

Sales and use tax on food, exempt from, beginning September 1, 2018

Absentee voting, inmate identification card valid form of ID to vote absentee, option of incarcerated person added to absentee application, ballot and list of criteria for eligibility to vote absentee, Secs. 17-9-30, 17-11-3, 17-11-7 am'd.

Voting rights restoration, process of applying for Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote, eliminate requirement to pay fines and fees to regain right to vote, expand persons eligible for restoration of voting rights, Sec. 15-22-36.1 am'd.

Marriage, minimum age of contracting marriage increased from the age of 16 to age 17, Sec. 30-1-4 am'd.

Drugs, prohibit unlawful sale of drug paraphernalia and controlled substances near church, prohibit sales of drug paraphernalia near school, Secs. 13A-12-250, 13A-12-260 am'd.

Public Health, require Dept of Public Health to provide education to public regarding care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients, provide funding, Secs. 22-50-70, 22-50-71, 22-50-72, 22-50-73, 22-50-74 repealed

Prisoners, adopting federal procedures for use of restraints on pregnant women

Crimes and offenses, marijuana, possession of, unlawful possession in first and second degree further provided, possession of marijuana in third degree created, Secs. 13A-12-214.4, 13A-12-214.5 added; Secs. 13A-12-213, 13A-12-214 am'd.

Public contracts, preference to certain bidders

Alzheimer's Awareness Day, April 30, 2019, proclaimed

Department of Labor, urged to establish a government shutdown relief hotline

Taylor, Theoplus Jefferson, death mourned

Scruggs, Julius R., professional achievements, commended

Davis, O. Wendell, commended

Butler, Don Darius, commended

Taylor, Theoplus Jefferson, death mourned

Scruggs, Julius R., professional achievements, commended

Hugine, Abbiegail Mariam Hamilton, professional achievements, commended

March of Dimes Day, recognized

Rodgers Family and Blue Spring Road Church of Christ, commended

Ivy Center of Huntsville/Madison County Foundation, Incorporated, recognized

Davis, O. Wendell, commended

McMurran, Harold, commended

Bradford, Henry L., Jr., death mourned

The Links, Incorporated, commended

Johnson, T. C. , commended

Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act, established, legislative findings regarding wage differentials between minorities and nonminorities and males and females, Equal Pay Commission established, members, duties, powers, report to Governor and Legislature

Adult Protective Services Act, revise definition of protected person, to persons with Alzheimers disease or dementia and remove reference to senile, Sec. 38-9-2 am'd.

Criminal procedure, civil asset forfeiture, Secs. 13A-8-117, 13A-11-37, 15-5-60, 20-2-93 repealed

Missing persons, persons with Alzheimer's or dementia eligible for Senior Citizen's Alert regardless of age, law enforcement personnel required to undergo training in searching for dementia patients, Secs. 26-19A-2, 26-19A-4 am'd.

Taxation, income tax credit, against tax liability for the rehabilitation, preservation, or development of structures near certain higher education institutions, Historic University Neighborhood Rehabilitation Act

Taxation, income tax credit, against tax liability for the rehabilitation, preservation, or development of structures near certain higher education institutions, Historic University Neighborhood Rehabilitation Act

Rosa Parks Day, first day of December of each year, designated holiday, allow co. and municipality to observe, Sec. 1-3-8 am'd.

Rosetta James Foundation, Tax exemption from tax; Sec. 40-9-12 am'd.

Alabama HIV Awareness Day, recognized

Criminal Justice System, urged to seek options to divert and treat drug offenders

Criminal Justice System, urged to seek options to divert and treat drug offenders

Cathey, Reginald Eurias, death mourned

Caples, Virginia, death mourned

Education, requesting additional funding for

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized

Fletcher, Ronald, commended

Fletcher, Richard, commended

Oakes, Sylvia, dedicated service and retirement, commended

Gamble, Carl, commended

Gamble, Carl, commended

Alabama HIV Awareness Day, recognized

Caples, Virginia, death mourned

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized

Fletcher, Richard, commended

Fletcher, Ronald, commended

Oakes, Sylvia, professional achievement, commended

Interior Designers, Alabama Board for Registered, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2021.

Behavior Analyst Licensing Board, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2020.

Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2021.

Taxation, exempt Rosetta James Scholarship Foundation from sales and use taxes

Parolees, nondriver ID cards, Commissioner of Dept. of Corrections and Secretary of the ALEA, authority to establish program to issue nondriver ID to resident parolees upon release

Alzheimer's disease, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, required to train first responders to deal with

Child abuse or neglect, mandatory reporting requirements, Sec. 26-14-3 am'd

Voter registration, automatic, authorized

Motor vehicles, certificate of title, mailing via registered mail, postage paid by applicant requesting, Secs. 32-8-6, 32-8-35 am'd.

Showers, Richard, commended

Showers, Richard, commended

Ali, Miniya I., commended

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized

Penn, Evelyn Hill, outstanding personal achievement, commended

New, Father Gary Ward, death mourned

King, Coretta Scott, commended

Alzheimer's awareness training, the importance of, recognized

Spelman College National Alumnae Association, Huntsville Area Chapter, 30th anniversary, recognized

Showers, Richard, commended

Ali, Miniya I., commended

Showers, Richard, commended

Showers, Richard, commended

Mae C. Jemison High School, commended

Doss, Jack, commended

King, Coretta Scott, commended

Penn, Evelyn Hill, outstanding personal achievement, commended

McGowen, Christopher Nicol, death mourned

New, Father Gary Ward, death mourned

Beavers, Willie Mae, 90th birthday, commended

Alzheimer's awareness training, the importance of, recognized

Ragland, Elizabeth Sloan, commended

Strong, Jamel, commended

Voter registration, automatic, authorized

Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act, established, legislative findings regarding wage differentials between minorities and nonminorities and males and females, Equal Pay Commission established, members, duties, powers, report to Governor and Legislature

License plate scanners, use by state agencies, political subdivisions prohibited on public highways, exceptions, confidentiality and destruction of information collected

Innocence Inquiry Commission, creation within Administrative Office of Courts, duties, review of by felony conviction upon presentation of verifiable evidence of innocence not previously presented, referral to court of original jurisdiction for review

Criminal offenders, certificate of qualification for employment or occupational licensing issued by Board of Pardons and Paroles

Open Meetings Act, excludes boards of trustees of institutions of higher education created by statute from serial meeting requirements, Sec. 36-25A-2 am'd.

Adoption, in cases of fraud, final orders may be challenged until child is 18, Sec. 26-10A-25 am'd.

Adoption, in cases of fraud, final orders may be challenged until child is 18, Sec. 26-10A-25 am'd.

HIV is Not a Crime II National Training Academy, recognized

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Alert Month, September 2016, designated

Hawkins, Lakiesha Vessel, professional achievement, commended

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized

Farrar, Albert F., Sr., death mourned

Oakwood University, 2016 Alumni Homecoming Weekend, recognized

Caples, Virginia, outstanding professional achievement, commended

HIV is Not a Crime II National Training Academy, recognized

Rogers, E. E., 100th birthday celebration, commended

Johnson, Earvin "Magic", commended

Drake, Sarah L., 70th birthday celebration, commended

Farrar, Albert F., Sr., death mourned

Bell, Felicia A., commended

HIV is Not a Crime II National Training Academy, recognized

HIV is Not a Crime II National Training Academy, recognized

Townsend, Era, outstanding lifetime achievement, commended

Curry, George E., death mourned

Battle, Willie B., death mourned

Brake, Era, outstanding lifetime achievement, commended

Brake, Era, outstanding lifetime achievement, commended

Curry, George E., death mourned

State Board of Occupational Therapy, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2019

Polygraph Examiners Board, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2019.

Onsite Wastewater Board, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2019

State Board of Prosthetists and Orthotists, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2018.

State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2019

Sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention, programs in K-12 schools, required, Secs. 16-28B-6, 16-28B-8 am'd.

Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act, established, legislative findings regarding wage differentials between minorities and nonminorities and males and females, Equal Pay Commission established, members, duties, powers, report to Governor and Legislature

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized

Atrial Fibrillation Day, May 14, 2015, bringing awareness, recognized

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Alert Day, September 2015, recognized

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Alert Month, September 2015, designated

First Responders Appreciation Day, September 27, 2015, named

Links, Incorporated, humanitarian efforts, recognized

Urging President of the United States to request that a woman be placed on the twenty dollar bill in 2020

Clark, Willie Mingo, death mourned

Atrial Fibrillation Day, May 14, 2015, bringing awareness, recognized

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Alert Day, September 2015, recognized

Atrial Fibrillation Day, May 14, 2015, bringing awareness, recognized

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Alert Day, September 2015, recognized

Mother Pinkie High, commended

Link, Judy, outstanding achievements, commended

Link, James, commended

Clift, Laura B., outstanding achievements, commended

Kent, Joey, induction into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame, commended

Fuller, Andy, induction into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame, commended

Sanders, Pat, induction into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame, commended

Lane, Mary E., outstanding achievements, commended

Lane, James, outstanding achievements, commended

Crutcher, Jerry L., 40th Pastorial anniversary, commended

Richardson, Bernice C., Diamond Birthday Celebration, commended

Taylor, Eric, world renowned gospel violinist, recognized

Givens, Robin, Phillips Christian Methodist Episcopal Church guest speaker, recognized

Phillips Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 150th anniversary, commended

Brown, Wilbert L., commended

Spivey, Gayla Turner, commended

Spivey, Gayla Turner, commended

Union Chapel Christian Academy Foundation, Inc., commended

North Alabama Alumni Extension Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, commended

Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act, established, legislative findings regarding wage differentials between minorities and nonminorities and males and females, Equal Pay Commission established, members, duties, powers, report to Governor and Legislature

Individuals with disabilities, promotion of employment by state programs and services, Jeff Ridgeway Alabama Employment First Initiative Act

Sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention, programs in K-12 schools, required, Secs. 16-28B-6, 16-28B-8 am'd.

Penny Trust Fund (PTF), Comptroller authorized to transmit funds to State Board of Education, Secs. 41-15A-2, 41-15A-6 am'd

Alzheimer's Disease Task Force, extended to tenth Legislative day of the 2015 Regular Session

Alzheimer's Disease Task Force, created

Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs, commended

YMCA organizations, Healthy Kids Day, commended

Rosser, Tolton C., commended

Lowe, Sammy, commended

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., debutantes, commended

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., commended

Malcolm, Roy E., commended

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., 77th South Eastern Regional Conference, recognized

Henderson, Christopher Amari, death mourned

Alabama First Jurisdiction Church of God in Christ, commended

Smith, Beverly E., commended

Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs, commended

YMCA Associations, commended

Butler, Julian D., commended

Johnson, T.C., 30th anniversary of service to St. Luke Christian Church, commended

Carodine, Frederick, Sr., commended

Vickers, John, Jr., commended

Allen, Rance, commended

Lowe, Sammy, commended

Rosser, Tolton C., commended

Kelly, Elder T. Marshall, commended

Boyd, Lettye A., commended

Briggins, Charles E., Sr., commended

Draper, Mother Willie Mae, commended

Vedane, Charles Richard, commended

Hawk, Mother Hazel, commended

Black, Delia, commended

Thompson, Donnie, commended

Pulley, Jean Wade, death mourned

Davis, O. Wendell, Pastoral Anniversary, commended

Willis, Britain Levi, death mourned

Snodgrass, Georgia Parker, celebrating her life, commended

Askew, Laverne L., commended

Koger, Penny, death mourned

Pardons and Paroles Board, Scottsboro Boys Act, posthumous pardons for certain convictions prior to 1932

J.F. Drake State Technical College, name changed to J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College

Penny Trust Fund (PTF), Comptroller authorized to transmit funds from PTF to State Board of Education, Secs. 41-15A-2, 41-15A-6 am'd

Searches and seizures, certain electronic communication services providers precluded from release of stored electronic communications without a valid search warrant, penalties for violations

Individuals with disabilities, promotion of employment by state programs and services, Alabama Employment First Initiative Act

Elevator Safety Review Board, Sunset Law Review, continued until October 1, 2017, with modification to delete requirements of specific certification, Sec. 25-13-7 am'd.

Interior Designers, Board for Registered, Sunset Law Review, continued until October 1, 2017

Landscape Architects, State Board of, Sunset Law Review, continued until October 1, 2017

Geologists, Board of Licensure for Professional, Sunset Law Review, continued until October 1, 2017

Medicaid, urging Governor to expand under the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Horton, James Edwin, Jr., posthumously commended

Kennedy, Representative Yvonne, honored posthumously

Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center and to The University of Alabama, recognized

Employment First Initiative, for employing persons with disabilities

Cole, Leroy R., commended

Crutcher, Jerry L., commended

Hill, Edwin Silsby, death mourned

Snodgrass, Horace Nathaniel, death mourned

Wilson, Antoinette S., death mourned

Powers, Carl Tyrone, death mourned

Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center and to The University of Alabama, recognized

Robinson, Virginia Love, death mourned

Littlepage, Dr. Harriett, commended

Horton, Wilhelmenia Joyce Walker, death mourned

Harris, Terrell, Jr., outstanding accomplishments and dedicated service, commended

Ms. Wheelchair Alabama, Incorporated, recognized

Draper Memorial Church of God in Christ, 50th Anniversary, commended

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) staff, commended

Rodney, Paula Montgomery, Ms. Wheelchair Alabama, commended

Bradley, Henry, death mourned

Carodine, C. Kenneth, commended

Taxation, state income tax credit relating to Class 1, 2, 3 municipalities for rehabilitation of historic structures

Public schools, grades K-8, hands-on science courses, appropriation

Public schools, grades 9-12, science courses, appropriation

Controlled substances, illegal, forfeitures, proceeds from forfeited property may be applied to delinquent child support obligations, Sec. 20-2-93 am'd.

Health benefit plans, group insurance, coverage of autism spectrum disorder to age 18 under certain conditions, Secs. 10A-20-6.16, 27-21A-23 am'd

Public School and College Authorities, change baseline date, increase average salary, allow schools affected by closure of bases to receive proceeds from the authority, Secs. 16-16A-2, 16-16A-7, 16-16A-8 am'd

Taxation, income tax credit for K-12 teachers for purchase of qualified classroom supplies, Article 12, Sec. 40-18-320, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975, added

Elder Abuse, Interagency Council for the Prevention of, established, members, duties, subject to Sunset Law, reports to Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Governor, and Legislature, Elder Abuse Prevention Act

Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act, established, legislative findings regarding wage differentials between minorities and nonminorities and males and females, Equal Pay Commission established, members, duties, powers, report to Governor and Legislature

Health care, licensed physician or health care provider, allowed to refuse to perform unnecessary medical services or services that could harm patient, Right to Professional Medical Judgment Act

Child abuse, law enforcement agencies, individuals mandated to report child abuse to report directly to a duly constituted authority, Sec. 26-14-3 am'd

Economic Development, tax increment district, Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone authorized in Class 3 municipalities, development of distressed areas, tax credit required, Secs. 11-99-1, 11-99-2, 11-99-4, 11-99-5, 11-99-6, 11-99-8, 11-99-10 am'd

Housing Authorities, bonds, interest on bonds to be paid according to terms of resolution or its trust indenture or mortgage, bonds sold as determined by authority, 10 days notice required for public sale, Sec. 24-1-32 am'd

Lifespan Respite Resource Network, established, Alabama Respite Coalition, established

Madison Co., circuit and district court, court administrator, appointment by presiding circuit judge, confidential employee under Unified Judicial System, Act 1040, 1973 Reg. Sess. am'd

Caller ID fraud, criminal penalties for entering false information into a caller identification system in order to defraud or deceive a recipient, provided

North Alabama Land Trust, commended

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., commended

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Tuskegee Alumnae Chapter, commended

Potts, Harold H., commended

Gladden, Randall O., death mourned

Urging University of Alabama System Board of Trustees to pursue Condoleezza Rice as Chancellor of University of Alabama System

Mincher, Donald Ray, death mourned

Sewell, Terri, commended

Epps, John Stephen, death mourned

Billings, David, commended

The Boeing Company, commended

Alabama Spaceport Authority, expressing support

Knight, Andrew Wilson, death mourned

Urging the State of Florida to arrest George Zimmerman for murder of Trayvon Martin

Montgomery Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, 75th Anniversary, commended

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized

Cofield, Tamara S., commended

Sanders, Leslie, commended

Pregno, Nanette K., commended

American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study, commended, and recognizing Cancer Prevention Month

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, in Huntsville, Alabama, commended

Creating the Alabama Tax Incentives Task Force

Women's Heart Health Initiative, recognized

Recognizing first anniversary of tornados of April 27, 2011 and First responders, commended

Alzheimer's Disease Task Force, established

Neighbors, William Wesley, Sr., death mourned

Wardynski, Casey, commended

Bagwell, Haley, commended

Whitaker, Amanda, commended

Brooks, Jamie, commended

Dobbs, Dori, commended

Richter, Kelsey, commended

Sharp, Sarah Kathryn, commended

Bryan, Anna Laura, commended

Gann, Tim, commended

Business Technology Center, Bishop State Community College named in honor of Dr. Yvonne Kennedy

Hornbuckle, Arnold, death mourned

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, commended

Strain, W. L., death mourned

York, Alma Foggo, death mourned

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, recognized

Gladden, Randall O., death mourned

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Tuskegee Alumnae Chapter, commended

Potts, Harold H., commended

Glenn, John, commended

McCray, Faye Coleman, death mourned

Alabama Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, commended

Hornbuckle, Arnold, death mourned

The Boeing Company, commended

The University of Alabama Football Team, commended

Sewell, Terri, commended

Wyatt, Ricky, death mourned

Department of Public Health, commended

Knight, Andrew Wilson, death mourned

Jackson, George M., Sr., death mourned

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, recognized

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized

Montgomery Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, 75th Anniversary, commended

Cofield, Tamara S., commended

Davis, Elsie Burroughs, death mourned

Sanders, Leslie, commended

Pregno, Nanette K., commended

Adams, R.C., commended

Humphries, Nellie Barnes, commended

Ophthalmic materials, sale of by licensed ophthalmologist subject to state sales tax, Sec. 40-23-1 am'd

Economic Development, tax increment district, Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone authorized in Class 3 municipalities, development of distressed areas, tax credit required, Secs. 11-99-1, 11-99-2, 11-99-4, 11-99-5, 11-99-6, 11-99-8, 11-99-10 am'd

A road in Lake Guntersville State Park, named Frank McDaniel Drive

Pappas, William Gregory, Jr., commended

Pappas, William Gregory, Jr., commended

Alabama A & M University, board of trustees, nominating committee established, development of training program, at-large appointment may be from outside of Alabama, powers expanded, Secs. 16-49-20, 16-49-21, 16-49-23 am'd.; Sec. 16-49-25 repealed (2011-20426)

Supplemental appropriation from Education Trust Fund to Education Department for teachers certified by National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Income tax credit authorized for employers creating jobs, under certain conditions, Full Employment Act, Secs. 40-18-270, 40-18-271, 40-18-272 repealed; Act 2010-557, 2010 Reg. Sess. repealed

Stalking in the first and second degree, aggravated stalking in the first and second degree, crimes further provided for, Tracy's Law, Secs. 13A-6-90.1, 13A-6-91.1 added; Secs. 13A-6-90, 13A-6-91 am'd.

State income tax, federal deduction limited for individual taxpayers, state sales tax on food removed, Amendment 225 (Section 211.04, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), repealed, const. amend.

Public education employees and law enforcement officers, offenses committed in the line of duty, arrest warrants, procedures for arrest

Beer, cider, and wine, homebrewing by adult persons for personal use authorized without taxation or licensure

Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act, established, legislative findings regarding wage differentials between minorities and nonminorities and males and females, Equal Pay Commission established, members, duties, powers, report to Governor and Legislature

Railroads, standards of stationary assembly points and mobile labor camps for maintenance-of-way employees, established, drinking water provided, Board of Health to adopt rules for mobile camps, investigations, inspection fees, distrib.

Madison Co., dogs, dangerous dogs in unincorporated areas of county, county commission by resolution may establish procedure for determining, dog required to be kept in fenced enclosure, civil penalties, const. amend.

Elder Abuse, Interagency Council for the Prevention of, established, members, duties, subject to Sunset Law, reports to Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Governor, and Legislature, Elder Abuse Prevention Act

Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program, limit on cost of tuition for certain PACT plan contract participants, repealed, Act 2010-725, 2010 Reg. Sess. am'd.; Secs. 16-33C-17, 16-33C-18 repealed

Domestic violence in the first, second, and third degrees, additional crimes added to definitions of, subsequent convictions of domestic violence in the third degree, penalties increased, crimes of interference with a domestic violence emergency call and domestic violence by strangulation or suffocation, provided for, no court costs to any victim of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault in connection with the prosecution or warrant recall Secs. 13A-6-130, 13A-6-131, 13A-6-132, 13A-6-133, 13A-6-134 am'd.

Madison Co., sheriff, pistol permits, fee increased, Act 489, 1975 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Madison Co., alcoholic beverages, licensure and regulation, county commission authorized by resolution to levy privilege or license fee, collection, distrib.

Employment, use of credit report or credit history of an employee or employment applicant by an employer, complaints filed with Commissioner of Labor, investigation of complaints, civil penalties, exemptions, Job Fairness Act

Miles-Clark, Jearl, commended

Phillips, Johnnie J., commended

Butler High School basketball team, commended

Baron, Bob; Baron Services, Inc., commended

Bob Jones High School girls basketball team, commended

Chizik, Gene, commended

Hugine, Andrew, Jr., commended

Cashin, John L., death mourned

Williams, David, commended

Markwell, Don, death mourned

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized

University of Alabama Huntsville basketball team, commended

Peeler, Milton Booth, death mourned

Carney, David, commended

Constitutional convention, special election called to revise and amend Constitution of Alabama of 1901, election and conduct of delegates, special election to ratify proposed Constitution of Alabama

The Links, Inc., recognized

Onderdonk, Michael, commended

Alabama A & M University, 136th Founder's Day, recognized

Ausborn, Jeffrey O., death mourned

National Solar Observatory, recognized

Patterson, Carter M., commended

Hilson, Brian, commended

State and local agencies urged to use transparency when executing contracts for tornado damage repairs and restoration to public property

Raulerson, Marsha D., commended

McCurdy, Lewis Hall, Jr., death mourned

Carter, Mildred Hemmons, commended

The Senator Priscilla Dunn Ignition Interlock Act, House Bill 361, 2011 Reg. Sess., named

Franklin County tornado victims, deaths mourned; survivors, volunteers, and donors commended

Barnes, Gay, commended

St. Mary of the Visitation Church, commended

Pillsbury, James H., commended

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week, designated

Huntsville High School baseball team, commended

Lloyd-Turney, Celia, commended

Alabama Sun Shot Initiative, commended

Thomas, Annie Beatrice, commended

Homeowners Associations, Task Force on, established

Helms, Sue, commended

Noel, John, commended

Danner, Bert Willis, death mourned

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, commended

Snorton, Teresa E., commended

Hall, Ethel H., commended

Greenhaw, Wayne, death mourned

Ireland, Dennis L. "Dan," commended

Barnes, Gay, commended

All-Alabama Academic Team 2011, commended

Miles-Clark, Jearl, commended

Wyckoff, Shelley Ann Rice, commended

Butler High School basketball team, commended

Baron, Bob; Baron Services, Inc., commended

Bob Jones High School girls basketball team, commended

Public schools working with AIDS Service Organization Network of Alabama to prevent HIV/AIDS, commended

Barnes, David, death mourned

Butler High School basketball team, commended

Cashin, John L., death mourned

Hugine, Andrew, Jr., commended

Williams, David, commended

Markwell, Don, death mourned

Phillips, Johnnie J., commended

University of Alabama Huntsville basketball team, commended

Peeler, Milton Booth, death mourned

The Links, Inc., recognized

Blakeney, Larry, commended

Ray, Charles L., Jr., commended

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., commended

Turner, N. Z., death mourned

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) staff, commended

Ramsey, Elois Primm, commended

Hilson, Brian, commended

McCurdy, Lewis Hall, Jr., death mourned

Anniston City School Gifted Enrichment Program; Hooks, Richard L., commended

Washington, Anna; Yarbrough, Carol; Calhoun, Georgia, commended

Goodrum, John C., death mourned

National Solar Observatory, recognized

Grissett, Lance D., commended posthumously

Raulerson, Marsha D., commended

Barnes, Gay, commended

Alabama A & M University Founder's Day observance, recognized

Mabry, Marilyn Harris, death mourned

Alabama A & M University Founder's Day observance, recognized

Patterson, Carter M., commended

St. Mary of the Visitation Church, commended

Alapati, Teja, commended

Pillsbury, James H., commended

Huntsville High School baseball team, commended

Lloyd-Turney, Celia, commended

Alabama Sun Shot Initiative, commended

Dees, Constance; Dees, Earnest, commended

Danner, Bert Willis, death mourned

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, commended

Snorton, Teresa E., commended

Bond, Arthur J., commended

Hall, Ethel H., commended

Neal, Kathryn Belcher, commended

Shroud Award, 2011 recipient designated

State income tax, federal deduction limited for individual taxpayers, state sales tax on food removed, Amendment 225 (Section 211.04, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), repealed, const. amend.

Madison Co., Tennessee Valley Authority, payments in-lieu-of-taxes increased by Sec. 40-28-2, Code of Alabama 1975, portion of increases distrib. to county legislative delegation office, Act 80-277, 1980 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Madison Co., occupational tax, levy prohibited, const. amend.

Counties and municipalities, development of blighted areas, tax increment districts, extended to enhanced use lease areas which are under utilized areas on military base leased by secretary of a military department, taxes on incremental increase in value of development paid to finance development, Enhanced Use Lease Area Act, Secs. 40-9E-1, 40-9E-2 added; Secs. 11-99-1, 11-99-2, 11-99-4, 11-99-5, 11-99-6, 11-99-10, 40-18-70 am'd.

Assault in the second degree, utility workers included as a protected class, utility worker defined, Sec. 13A-6-21 am'd.; Act 2009-586, 2009 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Alzheimer's Disease Task Force, established to assess the current and future impact of Alzheimer's disease in Alabama, members, duties, Mental Health Department to provide administrative support, report of findings to Governor and Legislature, termination date (2010-20980)

Capital offenses, defendants, procedure established for determining whether defendant is an individual with an intellectual disability under certain conditions

Obscene material involving children, disseminate further defined, material that constitutes possession of visual obscene matter further provided for, Secs. 13A-12-190, 13A-12-192 am'd.

Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine, State Board of Health required to classify as controlled substances, exemptions, removed from list of precursor chemicals maintained by State Board of Pharmacy, Secs. 20-2-20, 20-2-181 am'd.

Railroads, standards of stationary assembly points and mobile labor camps for maintenance-of-way employees, established, drinking water provided, Board of Health to adopt rules for mobile camps, investigations, inspection fees, distrib.

Human trafficking, coercion or deception causing a person to work or to perform services having financial value or to perform certain sexual activities, prohibited, criminal penalties, Representatives Jack Williams and Merika Coleman Act (2010-20826)

Tennessee Valley Authority, payments in-lieu-of-taxes, redistribution of the payments to dry counties and municipalities under existing law to counties served by TVA, certain increases in liquor tax receipts distributed to dry counties and municipalities, Sec. 40-28-2 am'd.

Human Resources Department, child care facilities, drop-in child care center defined, Sec. 38-7-2 am'd.

Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, fees, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed

Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, Inc., exempt from state, county, and municipal sales and use tax

First Stop, Inc., exempt from state, county, and municipal sales and use tax

Alabama Coal Mine Safety Law of 1975, state mining laws extensively revised to modernize and supplemented to comply with federal law to enhance mining safety, Secs. 25-9-31, 25-9-32, 25-9-217, 25-9-380, 25-9-400 to 25-9-407, inclusive, added; Secs. 25-9-7, 25-9-9, 25-9-20, 25-9-22, 25-9-24, 25-9-40, 25-9-60, 25-9-61, 25-9-67, 25-9-80, 25-9-81, 25-9-82, 25-9-83, 25-9-86, 25-9-88, 25-9-131, 25-9-132, 25-9-133, 25-9-210, 25-9-216, 25-9-273, 25-9-276, 25-9-277, 25-9-278, 25-9-279, 25-9-280, 25-9-282, 25-9-360, 25-9-361 am'd.; Secs. 25-9-87, 25-9-153 repealed

Colleges and universities, boards of trustees, authorized to participate in meetings by telephone or video conference under certain conditions

Health, smoking prohibited in enclosed public places, places of employment, private clubs, enclosed residential facilities, outdoor areas, exceptions, posting of signs, enforcement by State Board of Health, fines, Smokefree Air Act, Secs. 22-15A-1 to 22-15A-10, inclusive, repealed

Guardians, kinship guardianships, subsidy program established, procedures for and legal authority of kinship guardians, duties and subsidies through Human Resources Department, Kinship Guardianship Subsidy Act, Secs. 12-15-301, 12-15-314, 12-15-315, 38-12-2, 38-12-4 am'd.

Education certificate, State Superintendent of Education to promptly notify holder of investigation of misconduct and prohibited from taking negative action against holder until all due process exhausted, Sec. 16-23-5 am'd.

City of Huntsville Federal Building Authority, BRAC distributions from State of Alabama authorized for financing infrastructure and improvements in certain areas of North Alabama impacted by 2005 Base Realignment and Closure

State employees, sick leave, donation of catastrophic leave, bereavement leave, altered and clarified, Secs. 36-26-35.2, 36-26-36.2, 36-26-36.3 am'd.

Madison Co., dogs, dangerous dogs, areas outside corporate limits of any municipality, procedure for determining and humanely destroying or returning to owner, dog required to be kept in secure enclosure, penalties, const. amend.

Family Resource Centers, Alabama Network of, adoption of rules regarding distribution of funds, publication of notice regarding rules in Alabama Administrative Monthly, Sec. 30-8-2 am'd.

Infants, sudden unexplained infant death, Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation Team, established, duties, coordination of county officials, law enforcement, medical or emergency personnel, immunity, Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation Act

Transportation Department, Good Faith Effort Committee, members subject to diversity, annual report to Legislature

University of Alabama football team, commended

Colson, Robert E., death mourned

Brown, Russell G., death mourned

Alabama A & M University, 2010 Technical Assistance Conference, recognized

Height, Dorothy Irene, death mourned

University of Alabama football team, commended

Teachers and educational support personnel, commended

Equal Pay Commission, established (2010-20157)

Boy Scouts of America, 100th Anniversary, recognized

Brewton, commended

Flomaton Public Library, commended

Bias, Ethel Mae Jones, death mourned

Crabtree, Charles, death mourned

Swinford, Belle Love, commended

Mercedes-Benz, commended

Benjamin, Regina M., commended

Hines, Elise Harris, death mourned

President Barack Obama urged to reverse his decision not to fully fund the Constellation project

Jordan, Richard Stephen, Jr., death mourned

Jones, Paul R., death mourned

Wilson, U. S. Congressman Charlie, death mourned

Brown, Todd T., death mourned

University of West Alabama, 175th Anniversary, recognized

Shelly, Gaylan and Angie, commended

Hicks, Luther, commended

Brown, Russell G., commended

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., historic marker dedication ceremony honoring Rosa L. Parks, recognized

Russell-McCloud, Patricia, commended

Van Valkenburgh, Richard, commended

Harper, Roman, commended (2010-20524)

Menton, Senator Bill, death mourned

Kramer, Luther Eyer, III, death mourned

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., debutantes, commended

Jones, Bradley E., death mourned

Rushton, Joseph Nelson, Jr., death mourned

Forte', Amelia, death mourned

Johnson, Adriel, death mourned

Beck, Representative Warren, death mourned (2010-20526)

Charles A. Brown Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Russell-McCloud, Patricia, commended

Carpenter, Mable Elliott, death mourned

Nabors, Senator Ollie Wilson, death mourned

Fite, Representative Leamon Millard, Jr., death mourned

Cleary, James R., death mourned

Rooks, Anne, commended

Diabetes Awareness Week, designated

Butler, Talmadge, commended

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized

Scruggs, Julius R., commended

Greene County High School basketball team, commended

Farrington, Allison, commended

Fairfield High School girls basketball team, commended

Ingram, Mark, Jr., commended

Searcy, Steve, commended

Constitutional convention, special election called to revise and amend Constitution of Alabama of 1901, election of delegates, special election to ratify proposed Constitution of Alabama

Cottrell, Danny, commended

Hanson, Johnnie, commended

Davis, Johnny, death mourned

Huntsville, efforts to become test market for Google's new ultrafast broadband network, Google Fiber, commended

Hazel Green High School varsity cheerleaders, commended

Boyett, Carl, death mourned

Lee High School of Huntsville basketball team, commended

Goertz, Edith P., commended

Black, Allison, commended

McCullough, B. J., commended

Sledge, Percy, commended

Bracken, Peggy Gill, death mourned

Saloom, Salem and Dianne, commended

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, recognized

Women in the military, commended

Novacki, Aline Regina, commended

A. H. Parker High School, 110th Anniversary, recognized

Brock, Carrie Lee Adams, death mourned

Tuskegee University basketball team, commended

Ryan, Jennie Bell, death mourned

Pike, Nellie, commended

Talladega College womens basketball team, commended

Hudson, Margene, commended

Talladega, 175th Anniversary, recognized

Sumter County High School girls basketball team, commended

Warrior Academy basketball team, commended

Wright, Lorenzo, commended

Howard, Robert Lewis, death mourned

Callahan, H. L. (Sonny), commended

Nix, David, commended

First Baptist Church Leeds, commended

Fairfield High Preparatory School, Jobs for Alabama's Graduates (JAG) program, commended

Bonner, Vanessa Brown, commended

Health care reform legislation, Governor and Attorney General urged not to pursue litigation to prevent implementation of

Phillips, Sidney C., Jr., commended

Sledge, Eugene B., commended posthumously

Brinker, Richard W., commended

Dementia, Task Force on the Impact of Dementia on Alabamians, established

Zorn, Mary Jane Jeffcoat, death mourned

Fanning, Dallas W., commended

Forest Hills Middle School, Honor Roll students, commended

C. J. Donald Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Robinson Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Cooley, Billy Joe, death mourned

Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), Fly the Blue Campaign, recognized

Rilling, Corey, commended

Riggs, Jamie, commended

National Endowment for the Arts and Institute of Museum and Library Services, The Big Read, recognized

Gray, John Franklin, death mourned

Branyon, Hugh, commended

Royal, Jim, commended

Butler, Talmadge, commended

Sealy, Charlie Oliver, Sr., death mourned

Feld, Montgomery, commended

Gould, Joseph, commended

Shaw, Elijah, III, death mourned

Morris, Shep and Rite; Morris and Morris Farms, commended

Glen Oaks Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Madison County Heroes Highway Corridor, portion of Highway 231 from the Madison County line at the Tennessee River and continuing northward to the Alabama State line, named

Brown, Russell G., death mourned

Vietnam Veterans, commended, welcome home celebration in 2011 encouraged

Jones, Freddie H. E., II, commended

Reyes, Henry J., commended

Davenport, Lydia Diane, commended

Hilliard, Representative Earl, Jr., commended

Grantland, Representative Ronald, commended

Bentley, Representative Robert J., commended

Beasley, Representative William M. (Billy), commended

Ward, Representative Cam, commended

Allen, Representative Gerald H., commended

Baker, Representative Locy L., commended

Hammett, Representative Seth, commended

Colson, Robert E., death mourned

Brown, Russell G., death mourned

McDaniel, Representative W. F. (Frank), commended

Duffy, Rickey A., commended

Alabama A & M University, 2010 Technical Assistance Conference, recognized

Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M., commended

Pitts, Harvey Curtis, Jr., death mourned

Leonard, John, commended

Hanna, Annie Lou Christine, commended

Shaw, Elijah, III, death mourned

Height, Dorothy Irene, death mourned

Riggs, Jamie, commended

Bartlett, Thomas Gordon, death mourned

Rilling, Corey, commended

Mount Pleasant CME Church, Homecoming and Founder's Day Program, recognized

Higginbotham, G. J., commended

Moore, Charlotte Davis, death mourned

Equal Pay Commission, established

National Endowment for the Arts, The Big Read: Alabama Reads initiative, recognized

Kilgore, Mike, commended

Fanning, Dallas W., commended

Boy Scouts of America, 100th Anniversary, recognized

Bias, Ethel Mae Jones, death mourned

Hawkins, Felicia Renee, death mourned

Crabtree, Charles, death mourned

Swinford, Belle Love, commended

Hines, Elise Harris, death mourned

President Barack Obama urged to reverse his decision not to fully fund the Constellation project

Jones, Paul R., death mourned

Brown, Todd T., death mourned

Wilson, U. S. Congressman Charlie, death mourned

Soares, Alessandro, commended

Novacki, Eumar Roberto, commended

University of West Alabama, 175th Anniversary, recognized

Shelly, Gaylan and Angie, commended

Hicks, Luther, commended

Brown, Russell G., commended

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., historic marker dedication ceremony honoring Rosa L. Parks, recognized

Van Valkenburgh, Richard, commended

Army National Guard, 2101st Transportation Company, commended

Menton, Senator Bill, death mourned

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority debutantes, commended

Moore, Nathaniel Grayson, commended

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Anniston Alumnae Chapter, Founders Day observation, recognized

Jones, Bradley E., death mourned

Rushton, Joseph Nelson, Jr., death mourned

Johnson, Adriel, death mourned

Forte', Amelia, death mourned

Vaughn Family, commended

Houston, Coffee, Henry, Dale, Geneva, Pike, and Barbour Cos., students, commended

Davis, Maria Ragland, death mourned

Podila, Gopi, death mourned

Johnson, Adriel, death mourned

Charles A. Brown Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Minor Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Bush Middle School, Honor Roll students, commended

Councill Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Councill Elementary School, Kindergarten Honor Roll students, commended

Louis, Joe, commended posthumously

Novacki, Eumar Roberto, commended (2010-20506)

Beck, Representative Warren, death mourned

Maggi, Blairo Borges, commended

Taylor, Clinton Williams, death mourned

Kramer, Luther Eyer, III, death mourned

Russell-McCloud, Patricia, commended

Carpenter, Mable Elliott, death mourned

Pickens Academy girls basketball team, commended

Nabors, Senator Ollie Wilson, death mourned

Cleary, James R., death mourned

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized

Scruggs, Julius R., commended

Ingram, Mark, Jr., commended

Smith, Margaret Charles, commended posthumously

Greene County High School basketball team, commended

Fairfield High School girls basketball team, commended

Searcy, Steve, commended

Southeastern Livestock Exposition Rodeo, commended

Cottrell, Danny, commended

Davis, Johnny, death mourned

Huntsville, efforts to become test market for Google's new ultrafast broadband network, Google Fiber, commended

Lee High School of Huntsville basketball team, commended

Hazel Green High School varsity cheerleaders, commended

McCullough, B. J., commended

Boyett, Carl, death mourned

Robinson, Kerry, commended

Novacki, Aline Regina, commended

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, recognized

Women in the military, commended

Bracken, Peggy Gill, death mourned

McCorvey, Charlie, Jr., death mourned

A. H. Parker High School, 110th Anniversary, recognized

Hanson, Johnnie, commended

Saloom, Salem and Dianne, commended

Sledge, Percy, commended

Brock, Carrie Lee Adams, death mourned

Tuskegee University basketball team, commended

Kimbrell, Harry Erskin, death mourned

Espey, Melford Edward, Jr., death mourned

Howard, Robert Lewis, death mourned

Super 11, high school football players, commended

Hudson, Margene, commended

Pike, Nellie, commended

Talladega College womens basketball team, commended

Talladega, 175th Anniversary, recognized

Sumter County High School girls basketball team, commended

Warrior Academy basketball team, commended

Wright, Lorenzo, commended

Fairfield High Preparatory School, Jobs for Alabama's Graduates (JAG) program, commended

First Baptist Church Leeds, commended

Maggi, Blairo Borges, commended (2010-20776)

Novacki, Eumar Roberto, commended

Novacki, Aline Regina, commended

Corbin, Virginia Kay Wiginton, commended

Pate, Jack, commended

Nix, David, commended

DuPont, Margaret McLeod, death mourned

AOD Federal Credit Union, commended

Ayers, H. Brandt, commended

Talladega College basketball team, commended

Bonner, Vanessa Brown, commended

Callahan, H. L. (Sonny), commended

Taylor, Representative Butch, commended

Curtis, Representative Mike, commended

Robinson, Representative John, commended

Letson, Representative John J. (Jody), commended

Hammon, Representative Micky, commended

Dukes, Representative Bill, commended

McCutcheon, Representative Mac, commended

Greeson, Representative Todd, commended

Grantland, Representative Ronald, commended

McDaniel, Representative Frank, commended

Oden, Representative Jeremy, commended

White, Representative Henry, commended

Ball, Representative Mike, commended

Williams, Representative Phil, commended

Hinshaw, Representative Randy, commended

Black, Representative Marcel, commended

Irons, Representative Tammy, commended

McLaughlin, Representative Jeff, commended

Fields, Representative James C., Jr., commended

Sanderford, Representative Howard, commended

Morrow, Representative Johnny Mack, commended

Health care reform legislation, Governor and Attorney General urged not to pursue litigation to prevent implementation of

Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Alpha Omega Chapter, 12th Annual Junior Cotillion, recognized

Phillips, Sidney C., Jr., commended

Sledge, Eugene B., commended posthumously

Welborn, Jimmy Holland, Sr., death mourned

Cooley, Billy Joe, death mourned

Seals, June Rose, commended

Bob Jones High School basketball team, commended

Birmingham Volleyball Club 13-1 Team, commended

Dementia, Task Force on the Impact of Dementia on Alabamians, established

Knight, Jimmy, commended

Jackson, Willie, commended

Marshall, Fred, commended

Williams, Annie, commended

Cooley, Dorothy, commended

Smith, Chester, death mourned

Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church in Brewton, 100th Anniversary, recognized

Freedom Riders Park, recognized

Coosa Valley Resource Conservation Development Council, commended

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, commended

Cusseta Baptist Church, commended

Zorn, Mary Jane Jeffcoat, death mourned

Pickens, Harold, commended

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) staff, commended

Robinson Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

C. J. Donald Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Forest Hills Middle School in Birmingham, Honor Roll students, commended

Gray, John Franklin, death mourned

Butler, Talmadge, commended

Royal, Jim, commended

Branyon, Hugh, commended

Gould, Joseph, commended

Brown, Russell G., death mourned

Glen Oaks Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Morris, Shep and Rite, commended

Reyes, Henry J., commended

Davenport, Lydia Diane, commended

Jones, Freddie H.E., II, commended

Bryan, Anna Laura, commended

Higgins, Susannah, commended

Bagwell, Haley, commended

Ratliff, Jordan, commended

Leonardi, Erica, commended

Williams Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, commended

Porter, Courtney, commended

Muncher, Meghan, commended

Irons, Representative Tammy, commended

Electioneering communications and paid political advertising, disclosure of source of funding required, exceptions, contributions by political committees further provided for, Secs. 17-5-2, 17-5-8, 17-5-12 am'd.

Elections, printed material, publication, distribution, or display of information relating to, disclosure of responsible person or entity, required, disclosure to include information by telephone, television, radio, Internet, or other electronic mass-media advertisement, Sec. 17-5-13 am'd.

Campaign contributions, PAC to PAC transfers, prohibited, Sec. 17-5-15 am'd.

Principal campaign committees and political action committees, contributions and expenditures, reporting to Secretary of State, periodic full disclosures of sources and amounts of contributions, frequency of reporting of contributions Sec. 17-5-8 am'd.

Campaign contributions and expenditures, Secretary of State required to maintain electronic database searchable by the public

University of Alabama in Huntsville, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy urged to relocate National Solar Observatory headquarters to

Newton, Cameron, commended

Alzheimer's Disease Task Force, established

Kennedy, Leroy, Jr., death mourned

Speaker Emeritus, Representative Seth Hammett, named

Butler, Mr. and Mrs. James, commended

House of Representatives, Speaker Emeritus, Representative Demetrius Newton, named

Gray, Fred David, commended

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy urged to relocate National Solar Observatory headquarters to University of Alabama in Huntsville

Newton, Cameron, commended

Summerford, Howard Thomas, Jr., commended

Newton, Elijah, commended

Kennedy, Leroy, Jr., death mourned

Green, Stacy A., death mourned